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- STIs are on the rise, but there's a morning-after pill called doxy-PEP that may help.
- CDC recommendations for doxy-PEP are under review through mid-November.
- Some doctors aren't waiting for the CDC and already prescribing doxy-PEP to help patients.
The CDC could soon make it easier for a common antibiotic to be used as a morning-after pill to prevent sexually transmitted infections in high-risk people.